P. v. Vidales
Appellant Daniel Vidales was charged in Merced County Superior Court in three separate cases (Nos. 29488, 29865, 29866) with a number of drug-related offenses occurring on three separate dates. After a consolidated jury trial, Vidales was convicted of two counts of transportation of methamphetamine (Health and Saf. Code,[1] 11379); one count of possession of marijuana for sale ( 11359); one count of possession of methamphetamine ( 11377, subd. (a)); one count of transportation of more than 28.5 grams of marijuana ( 11360, subd. (a)); and three misdemeanor countsone count of driving under the influence (Veh. Code, 23152, subd. (a)) and two counts, one each, of transportation and possession of less than 28.5 grams of marijuana ( 11360, subd. (b) & 11357, subd. (b)). In a bifurcated proceeding, the trial court found that Vidales had suffered a prior drug offense within the meaning of section 11370.2, subdivision (c), and that at the time of the offense, he was out on bail or on his own recognizance in two other cases. A Penal Code section 667.5, subdivision (b), enhancement was dismissed. At sentencing, the trial court sentenced Vidales to a total term of 12 years eight months in state prison for the felony counts and imposed various fines and concurrent jail time on the misdemeanor counts. The latter are not challenged on appeal.
The judgment is affirmed.
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